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Psa-nad s, 193s UNITED STATES PATENT o- FFlc-E COOKING STOVE Maurice G. Klemme, Belleville,`lll., assignor to Eagle Foundry Company,.Belleville, Ill., a cor-` poration of Illinois Application February 5, 1936, Serial No. 62,412

6 Claims.

This invention relates to cooking stoves of the kind having hinged covers for the tops thereof. It has for its principal objects to provide a fold- .ing cover for the entire stove top that is simple,

compact and easily operated, that is not likely Fig. 2 is a plan view of said stove with the cover closed,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of said stove, showing the cover opened,

Fig 41s a fragmentary vertical section through the rear upper corner of said stove on the line 4-4 in Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the stove, showing the folding cover opened, parta of the work board and the bottom plate of the recess therefor being shown broken away,

of the stove with the cover closed,

Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the rear upper corner portion ofthe stove.- with the cover being shown closed,

Fig- 8 is a view simllar'to Fig. 7 with the cover shown opened,

Fig. 9 is a view similar to views '1 and 8, showing the cover partially opened; and

Figs. l10 and 11 are 'fragmentary sections on the lines Ill- III and II-I I, respectively, in Fig. 6.

My stove comprises a cabinet A provided with a top cooking section B, a top non-cooking or work-table'section C and an oven Dlocated be'- neath said last mentioned section and closed by y a d oorE. The top cooking section B comprises suitable utensil supporting grids' I with suitable heating members or burners 2 therebelow that are supplied with gas controlled in the usual manner by the usual valves 2a at the front of the stove. The non-cooking or work'secti'onC of the stove top comprises a work or slicing board or plate 3 of nonmetallic heat resisting material, such as cement and asbestos, that is removably seated in an opening 4 provided therefor in said stove top. Located below this opening is a layer of board 3 therefrom. v

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the upper portion suitable insulation 5 for' the oven D; and interposed between said insulation and the work board 3 is a metallic plate 6 that closes the bottom of said opening.' The opening 4 is provided'near its bottom with a 1edge 1 that supports the 'plate l above and clearV of the oven insulation 5 to provide a heat insulating air space between the latter and said plate. The plate 3 is secured to the ledge I by means of screws 8; and the work board 3 is supported on the heads of said screws above and clear of said plate, Vthereby forming a `heat insulating air space between said plate and'said work board. vAnotch is formed along one edge of the opening 4 to facilitate removal of the work The tcp of the stove' is provided with a folding cover for the entire top thereof adapted to. cover the cooking and work sections thereof. Said folding cover comprises a main front half-section 3 and a rear half-section I3 that are securedto- 20 gether along their adjacent edges by suitable hinges Il 'and 'extend substantially from end to end of the stove top. 'I'he rear section is secured at its rear edge by suitable hinges I2 to a portion of the stove top that is located rearwardly of 25 the cooking and work top sections and overhangs lthe back wall of the stove.I Handles I3 for folding and unfolding the cover are ilxed to the ends of the front section 9 thereof; and suitable springs I4 are provided for assisting the opening movement of the cover.. Each of said springs is located back of the stove with its lower end fastened to asuitable bracket I5 thereon and with its upper end hooked into the rearwardly extending arm of a bracket Iii xed to the rear edge of the rear cover section I0. By this arrangement, when it is desired to raise the cover, the handles I3 of the vfront section l9 thereof are used to raise the adjacent edges of the two cover sections; whereupon the springs I4 assist in swinging the rear section rearwardly on the hinge I2 until the two sections 'reach a folded vertical position at the rear edge of the stove top. In this open or folded position Aof the cover, the loweredge of the rear section -thereof abuts against suitable stops I'I that are secured to the rear marginal portion vof the stove top and prevent further rearward swinging movement of the-folded sections. In the open position 'of the cover, the folded upright sections thereof form a splashe'r back for the entire length of the stove top. In the closed position of the cover, it forms a smooth .table top for the entire stove.

Mounted on the rear section I0 of the folding cover is a backv p ate member or guard I8 that extends yfrom end to end of saidv sectionl adja-V 55 cent to the rear edge thereof and is secured along thev front lower corners thereto by suitable hinges I9. This'back plate or guard has a link connection with the overhanging portion of the stove top rearwardly of the hinges I2 that secure the folding cover thereto. This link has one end pivotally connected, as at 20, tothe back of the guard plate I8 adjacent to the hinged lower edge thereof and its Opposite end is provided with an elongated. slot 2| adapted to receive a pin 22'a formed on the free-end of a bracket 22 that is pin 22a and thus prevents forward tilting of said a guard, rearward tilting of said guard being prevented by the hinge I9. In the folded position of the cover,/the pin engages the opposite end of said slot and serves to hold said guard against the vertically disposed rear section of said cover.

The hereinbefore described construction has several advantages. It provides a work or cutting board that is insulated from the heat of the oven and can be quickly and easily removed for cleaning. The cover, when closed, covers the cooking section and the cutting board and provides a rigid upstanding guard along the rear edge of said cover. lIn the raised or folded position of the cover, it forms a splasher back of neat and attractive appearance that extends substantially the entire length of the stove top with the-guard plate hidden from view and compactly folded against the back face of the rear cover section.

What I c lairn is:

1. A cooking stove having a top comprising a burner section and a work table section, and a single folding cover for said sections, said cover being adapted to serve as a splasher back in the folded position thereof, said cover including a hinged plate adapted to serve as a guard for the rear edge of said cover in the unfolded position thereof` and to fold substantially ilatwise against said cover in the folded position thereof.

2. A cooking stove having a top comprising a burner section and a work table section, and a single folding cover for said sections, said cover being adapted to serve as a splasher back in the folded position thereof, said cover including a plate adapted to serve 'as a guard member for the rear edge of said cover in the unfoldedposition thereof and to fold against the back o f said cover in the folded position thereof, and a spring connection between said stove and said cover forassisting the folding movement thereof.

3. A cooking stove having a cooking top, a hinged cover for said cooking top, saidcover being adapted to serve as a splasher back in the open'- position thereof, and a plate hingedly secured to said cover and adapted in the closed position thereof to project upwardly from said cover along the rear edge thereof and to automatically fold against the back of said cover when the latter is closed.

4. A cooking .stove having a top comprising a burner section and a work table section, and a single folding cover for said sections, said cover adapted to serve as a splasher back in the folded position thereof, said cover comprising half sections that extend longitudinally of the stove top substantially from end to end thereof and are hingedly connected together along their adjacent edges, a plate extending alongand secured to the rear edge -of the rear cover section and adapted in the unfolded position thereof to serve as a rear guard plate for said cover, and a spring connection between said stove and said rear cover section for assisting the folding movement of said cover.

5.r A cooking stove having a top and a folding cover therefor, said .cover extending substantially from end to end of thestove and comprising front and rear sections hinged together along their adjacent edges, means for hingedly securing the rear edge of said rear section to the stove top, whereby said cover is adapted to be folded into an upright position at the rear portion thereor', a spring connection between said cover and said `stove for assisting the folding movement of said Vcover,a plate member hinged to the top of said rear cover section adjacent to the rear'edge thereof, and a connection between said plate and said stove for swinging said plate into an upright position on said rear cover section in the unfolded position of the cover and for folding said plate against the back of said rear cover section in the folded position of said cover.

6. A cooking stove having atop and a folding cover therefor, said top extending substantially fromend to end of the stove and comprising front and rear sections hinged togetherv along their adjacent edges, means for hingedly securing the rear edge of said rear section 'to the stove top, whereby said cover ls adapted. to be folded into an upright position at the rear edge of said top, a spring connection between said rear cover and said stove for assisting the folding movement of said cover, a plate member hinged to the top of said rear cover section adjacent to the rear edgelthereof, a connection between said plate and said stove for swinging said' plate into an upright position on said rear cover section in the unfolded position of the cover and for folding said plate against the back of said rear cover section in the folded position of said cover, said connection comprising a pin on said stove and a link`pivotally connected at one end to said plate and provided adjacent to its other end with an elongated slot adapted to cooperate with said pin.

- MAURICE G. KLEMME. 

